Russian police arrest hundreds in protests over military mobilization order
The Defense Ministry said about 300,000 people would be summoned to active duty, but the order left a door open to many more getting called into service.
War in Ukraine
Russians flee country as Putin calls up reservists
Russian President Vladimir Putin's mobilization of hundreds of thousands of reserve troops to fight in Ukraine has sparked outrage across his country. Some tried to flee Russia. Debora Patta reports from Kharkiv, where Ukraine's forces are quickly reclaiming territory.
As Russians flee call-up, Putin looks set to escalate his Ukraine war
Putin's mobilization of some reservists has sparked protests and a run for the border, but with "sham" votes in occupied regions, he may be creating a pretext for escalation.
Voting begins in Russian-held Ukraine regions on referendums to join Russia
They're sure to go Moscow's way, which could dramatically escalate the war by enabling the Kremlin to claim some Ukrainian assaults are attacks on Russia itself.
Blinken calls out Russia for "sham referenda" to annex parts of Ukraine
"If Russia stops fighting, the war ends. If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine ends," U.S. tells world leaders at the U.N.
Putin summons reservists as his troops flee Ukraine trenches "like rats"
Russia sees protests over military mobilization as CBS News tours a base where some of Putin's finest appear to have bolted in the face of Ukraine's counteroffensive.
Putin calls up some Russian reservists, hints at use of nuclear weapons
The call-up is seen as a tacit admission Moscow's invasion of Ukraine isn't going according to plan.
Putin mobilizes more troops after battle setbacks
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened nuclear war, warning the West he is not bluffing, after humiliating defeats on the battlefield in Ukraine. Putin also called up hundreds of thousands of reservists, which was met by anti-war protests across Russia. Debora Patta reports.
Biden calls on U.N. to "hold Russia accountable"
President Biden used his address to the United Nations to denounce Russia and President Vladimir Putin's "brutal, needless war." He called Putin's latest nuclear threats "reckless" and "irresponsible." Margaret Brennan has the latest.
Russia releases 2 Americans held prisoner in Ukraine
Two American prisoners of war who were captured in Ukraine were released after three months in captivity, their families said. U.S. veterans Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh were captured in June while fighting with the Ukrainian army.
"Russia wants war": Zelenskyy calls for peace, war crimes tribunal in U.N. speech
"Russia will be forced to end this war. The war it has started," President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
2 American veterans captured in Ukraine released, their families say
Relatives say two U.S. military veterans who went missing while fighting Russia with Ukrainian forces have been released after about three months in captivity.
Ukrainians accuse Russia of new war crimes
Debora Patta visited a police station in Ukraine allegedly used as a torture chamber by Russian forces. Here's what she saw.
Ukraine war in sharp focus as leaders gather for U.N. General Assembly
Biden to urge "respect for the core principles of the international order" as Russia's war on Ukraine drives a "crisis in confidence" in the U.N. system.
Russian forces allegedly used this police station as a torture chamber
"This is the aftermath of terrorism," a Ukrainian police chief tells CBS News. "Russia was trying to strangle the local people, to make them suffer."
Ukraine accuses Russia of "nuclear terrorism" after strike near power plant
A Russian missile has blasted a crater close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, damaging nearby industrial equipment but not hitting its three reactors.
Ukraine's first lady attends funeral of Queen Elizabeth as war rages at home
"She wished us better times and shared our desire for freedom," Olena Zelenska said.
European Union calls for war crimes tribunal over mass graves in Ukraine
"In the 21st century, such attacks against the civilian population are unthinkable and abhorrent."
Bodies show signs of torture in liberated Ukrainian town
Investigators say they have found over 400 shallow graves in a wooded area in Izyum.
Family among hundreds of victims found in Ukraine mass grave
The family's remains, among hundreds of others that were killed in the Russian troop-occupied town for more than six months, were marked with plywood crosses and flowers.
Evidence of atrocities, and betrayal, as Ukrainian towns are liberated
"They burned our books, destroyed our schools, removed our TV channels and put on Moscow's propaganda" on the airwaves, one Izyum resident tells CBS News.
Russia strikes back as Ukraine reclaims territory
Russian President Vladimir Putin met in-person with China's leader Xi Jinping for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine. Putin acknowledged China's "concerns" about he war. In Ukraine, Russia launched new air strikes as it seeks to push back against Ukraine's advances. Debora Patta has more.
U.S. to send another $600 million in military aid to Ukraine
Russia's recent collapse in northeast Ukraine was its largest military defeat since the withdrawal of Russian troops from areas near Kyiv more than five months ago.
Mass grave found in recaptured city in Ukraine, Zelenskyy says
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian authorities have found a mass burial site near a recaptured northeastern city previously occupied by Russian forces.
Putin acknowledges China's "concerns" over war with Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping for his "balanced" approach to the Ukrainian crisis and blasted Washington's "ugly" policies at a meeting that followed a major setback for Moscow in the war.
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